The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-06
Baseball Notes.

Baseball Notes.
Farrell has been appointed captain Of the
Washington team.
John Morrill, has been appointed manager and
Mike Kelly field captain of the Bostons.
Mccormick is very thrifty with his earnings.
His savings in money and property are put down
at several thousand dollars.
1t is probable that Sunday games in Cincinnati
will depend upon the supply OF passes the alder
men and councilmen enjoy.
AXE has been released by the home club to the
Duluths, who paid 5000 for him. He will re-
port at Cleveland on the 10th of this month.
League season tickets will be placed on sale at
once. They can be had for $25, and will admit
the holder to all League and postponed games.
A. G.. Wilson, the Boston Blues new first
baseman, is giant He is six feet two inches
in height weighs 1873 pounds, and wears a No. 10
shoe.
Charley Gould, the substitute umpire at Gin
who gave baseball its great impetus in popu-
larity.
the game scheduled for Cleveland May 9,
with Cincinnati, has been changed to Cincinnati
for May s, and the game for Baltimore on Sept.
l to Sept. 2.
The Sporting Life thinks there have been
fewer bases on balls than usual in the games
50 far played under the new rules. The base
hit penalty is evidently making pitchers eau
tous.
A. j. Mills, ex-president of the National
League, thinks the admirers of the game have
brilliant season before them. He believes that
the League has done all that is practicable in
that direction.
The people living in the neighborhood of the homo
grounds have been annoyed by boys seeking ad-
vantageous places to the games. The d.
rectors bave arranged to patrol the grounds out
side In order to stop this nuisance.
In response to a telegram from President Day
m n for
yesterday. James o Rourke said that unless sat-
isfactory arrangements were made by which his
law studies should not be interrupted he would
be unable to report until June &c
The rivalry between the New York and
Brooklyns has become as intense as that be-
tween the Chicago and st. Louis clubs. Day
and Byrne have gone to letter writing in extoll-
ing the strength of their respective teams. It
looks very much like struggle on paper.
All the members of the Baltimore team are
remarkably built men, and not man measures
less than thirty-seven inches across the chest
In measurement Davis heads thaolist with 42aa;;
Trott. Al; Knouff, 401; Daniels. Burns, 30; Som
mer, 80; Tucker, Griffin, 3Sa; Smith. So; Wads
worth, 81.
While Director Wa.rous thinks Radford is
better player than Tom Poorman, another ex-
pert says it's six of one and half dozen of the
other. Poorman's batting and base-runniug. in
his opinion, Offsets Radford's ability to play at
short field. The only thing in Radford's favor
| is his luck.
| The Pittsbures will play four instead of three
games in Boston on the first trip, May 16. II, 18
| and 10. The latter date takes the place of Aug.
| 20 The Washingtons will also play four games
in Pittsburg, their first trip, June o. q, % and
| 80 The latter date instead of Sept IA The
| New Yorks have concluded to change their date
of Sept. in Boston and play there June 16.
The substitute umpires of the American As.
| ISOLATION are: Athletic-T. g. Connell, W. j.
| Carlin, W. War;; Balsmore-S. A. Skinner, F.
I A. MARSHALL; Brooklyn-W. J. Boyd, G.. S.
| O'Flyn, VIM. Paash; Cincinnati-Charles Gould
Charles Reilly, Al Je- nings; Cleveland-Ben F.
Young; Louisvllle--dike Walsh, John Dyler
Metropoltans-John Valentine, j. Bunce. Grace
| Pearce: ST. Louis-Wm. Medart, John G.. Mag
ner, Dean Simpson.
The Boston mon have been distributed il
regular and extra mines. In the first will be
| Hornung. left field; Kelly. right field; Wise
shortTstop; Nash, third base: Morrill, first base
Johnston. center field; Radbourn, pitcher; Daily
catcher: Burdock, second base. The extra mer
are Sutton, third base; Poorman, right field
Wheelock, ,shortstop; Higgins. second base
Tate, catcher; Murphy, left field Lloyd. frs
base; Wright, center field; Madden. pitcher.